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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Purchase of artwork for Neighborhood Art Program RESOLUTION NO. 08-203 RESOLUTION APPROVING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PUBLIC ART COMMISSION FOR PURCHASE OF ARTWORK FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ART PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, at this monthly meeting in April, the Public Art Commission voted to recommend that the City purchase "Air Bass Guitar"by Jaak Kindberg for $1,200; and, WHEREAS,the piece was originally installed in Tom Evans Plaza as a 2007/08 Art Around the Corner exhibit; and, WHEREAS, the Main Street Cultural District submitted a Neighborhood Sculpture application requesting that the piece remain where it is, because of the many music concerts and festivals that occur in this plaza; and, WHEREAS, funding for this purchase is included in the 2007/08 budget of $4,000 for Neighborhood Art. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the purchase of abovementioned artwork in the amount of$1,200 for the Neighborhood Art Program is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27`h day of May, 2008. UO� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Mahayni Seconded by: Rice Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Mahayni, Popken, Rice Voting nay: None Absent: Larson Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27'day of May, 2008.